The Welland Canal ( In and Out Of The Locks )

This album consists of bulk carriers in the Welland Canal.The bypass for the Great Niagara Falls.Located between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario,Canada and the U.S.A. The ships are raised several feet between these 2 major Great Lakes.They enter to the west from Lake Erie into Lock 8.From there it is roughly an 8 hour trip through the 8 lock system to Lake Ontario to the east.From there the ships transit the St.Lawrence Seaway down the St.Lawrence River to another series of locks near Montreal Quebec and into the Atlantic.